Our current vision for Odense Baptist Church is to lead to, to live with and to be led by Jesus. On this page you can read more about what this vision means for us and how we deliberately will strive and work to fulfill it.
We are a church that:
Lead to Jesus |
want to live out the Great Commission |
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have the baptism based on belief as a characteristic
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Live with Jesus |
build on the belief in the resurrected Jesus as the Savior of the world |
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have the scripture (the Bible) as a foundation |
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strive for balance between spirituality, the scripture (the Bible) and tolerance
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Be led by Jesus |
equip for service |
We wish to:
Lead to Jesus |
be more known in the city |
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bring the love of God to people |
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see people be transformed by the love of God
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Live with Jesus |
strengthen the loving community in the church - God's family where we are |
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make room for everyone who wants to be part of the community |
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have our relationship to God as the core of our lives |
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Build up the individual in belief in Christ |
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keep the youth and children of the congregation in the community |
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offer relevant teaching
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Be led by Jesus |
encourage the individual to find his/her place in the service to Christ |
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make room for the spiritual gifts |
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continue to develop songs and music (worship) |
To fulfill the vision, we will work to:
Lead to Jesus |
preach the gospel in a timely, relevant, and authentic way |
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have all the branches of the church proclaim the gospel through words and actions |
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reach out to people in the city, with special focus on socially disadvantaged, elderly, refugees and excluded people |
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have a relevant website |
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have evangelizing events (Alpha, annual summer party, café concerts etc.)
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Live with Jesus |
encourage participation in communities with close relationships (community groups, working communities, etc.) |
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have good communication between the individual branches |
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strengthen the teaching and to set up a teaching committee
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Be led by Jesus |
equip for leadership - discipleship, mentoring, education |
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increase the wealth of resources in the congregation - practical as well as economic resources |
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encourage people to use their abilities and spiritual gifts |